... At the fourth quarterly meeting yesterday 39 members were preHent, bhe mayor (Dr. Cooper) in the chair. Several freemen were sworn. WATCH RATE. A watch rate of 4d. in the pound was ordered to be levied. Mr. DRANT said he believed a surplus remained from the collection of a former rate, in consequence of the increased value of property. The TOWN CLERK said the overseers might, if they could, ...

... I 1U ?? 1LXLALJJ VJ.15 5JJ45LbA' 'Jsj ! O. STBAMER LUSITANIA. Ir- On Tuesday afternoon last, a number of gentlemen a- n sembled in the saloon of the screw-steamer Lus ...

... MULTUM TN PARVO. ; 1L U sU Iti V D I ,I All ?? .d William Smith O'Brien has arrived in Belgium to join 0his family there. ?? The Barl of Kenmare has made a free girt of 14 miles of land for the Tralee ...

... DUEADFUL EFEmorS OF DRUNKENNES5.-Yesterday an f inquest was held before Mr. Statham, deputy-coroner, on the body of Mary Sherry, who lived with her husband in Sulithfield-street. I ...

... TIHE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 154. SALUS PoFUL-I Lox UPR A. pre The new elections for the five boroughs in 'itl which the writs had been suspended in ounse- ObNi quence of gros ...

... Ebt EpWirb 3ournal. ?? SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 184. The Session of Parliament was broughtto a close on Saturday. The event seems to have been regarded as of little importance, for Parliamentary proceedings have of late been of little interest, and, we may add, of little value. The Ministers, so far from acquiring the con- fidence of the country, have, during the Session, been gradually but surely ...

... I (From the Belfast Mercury.) The late nefarious attempt at abduction on the part of Mr. Carden reminds us of a ease somewhat similar, but attended with more melancholy results, which oc- curred in the north of Ireland 93 years ago. We refer to the case of John M'Naghten, Esq., who was executed on the 15th of December, 1761, for the murder of Miss Knox. We have been at some pains to ascertain ...

... RUSSIAN BILL-RUSSIAN - LOAN. As far as the vital question of money goes- a question that is wont to thrill the national Beartstrings-we have done double justice to Rassia. We have anew declared our resolution to pay Russia what, years since, we covenanted to pay; sand what' no atrocity, no attempted rapine -of hers can absolve us from,-and we have made it legally criminal, whilst we resolve to ...

... THE NEW DRAGON o TLEY. More, of More-loll, who! slew the dragon of Wantley, was a great hero; but Seymour, of Didlingtcm-halli who has slthail terlibbbrA a ;gon, the Board Hf Health, is a greater. Reader, qdidet thou over cond lt that by e .-e Dragon of Wantley, which B er cy -pud Jished in his Reliqu-es of Ancient Poetry P He would scarcely recommenit for it contains as: ...

... THZE CRYSTAL -P-ALA . I X I The attendance at the Crystal Palace on Saturday last formed a very expressive comment on the wisdom ofireserving that day for five-shilling visitors. Al- though the day was beautifully fine,. and the palace and grounds never looked to greater Advantage, there were comparatively few persons present, an d of .theae the great iiajority were ticket holders. 'A gflance ...

... WAR-OFFICE, Anu. 11. 1st Regiment of Foot-To be Ensigns without purchase.- Serjeant Major J. Deacon, vice Williams, promoted; Gent. Cadet W. Freeborn, from the Royal Military College, vice Stuart, promoted; Ensign C. H. Proby, from the 1st West India Regiment, vice Gregory, promoted. 2aid Foot-Ensign G. P. Colley to be Lieutenant, without purchase. 4th Foot-Ensign C. Eccles to be Lieutenant, ...

... To THE EDcrOE.-Sir,-May I beg to call attention. to the following facts ? A few days baeck, a dirty, ragged image of God, in. the person of a child, whose head scarcely reached the dock whence justice is dealt out-at the rate of L. S. D. -was brought before Alderman Hunter, charged with stealing a pocket handkerchief. Now, sir, notice the' sentence of the magistrate, the upright representative ...